--- title: News & Media | Severe Weather description: Severe Weather | Look here for the latest Opterrix product updates and company news. --- # News & Media Listen to the podcast interview with Ben Zimmerman, Opterrix Founder and CEO, on *Conversations on the Creek* by Duck Creek Technologies. ### Severe Weather [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tornado-2024-damage-featured-image.jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=tornado-2024-damage-featured-image.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2024-severe-weather-losses-wake-up-for-exposure-management) 5 min read #### [2024 Severe Weather Losses a Wake Up Call for Exposure Management](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2024-severe-weather-losses-wake-up-for-exposure-management) Aug 22, 2024 1:13:08 PM This year is on track to be another record-breaking year for weather-related disasters in the United States. By mid-August, the nation had already... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2024-severe-weather-losses-wake-up-for-exposure-management) [![Map of tornado tracks and rotation data from Tennessee tornadoes December 9, 2023](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Product%20Images/Tennessee%20Tornado%20Tracks%20-%20December%209%2c%202023.jpg?width=1200&height=676&name=Tennessee%20Tornado%20Tracks%20-%20December%209%2c%202023.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tennessee-tornadoes-add-to-record-breaking-year-for-severe-convective-storms) 1 min read #### [Tennessee Tornadoes Add to Record-breaking Year for Severe Convective Storms](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tennessee-tornadoes-add-to-record-breaking-year-for-severe-convective-storms) Dec 18, 2023 11:33:06 AM The deadly tornadoes that tore through Tennessee on December 9th are likely to become the 20th billion-dollar severe storm-related event of 2023,... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tennessee-tornadoes-add-to-record-breaking-year-for-severe-convective-storms) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Holidays/2023/Severe_Weather_Types.jpg?width=1200&height=628&name=Severe_Weather_Types.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/march-severe-weather-preparedness-month) 1 min read #### [Severe Weather Season Tips for P&C Insurance Carriers](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/march-severe-weather-preparedness-month) Mar 15, 2023 2:38:23 PM This year got off to a record start for tornadic activity, as January 2023 became the second-most active January for the number of tornadoes. As we... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/march-severe-weather-preparedness-month) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Hero-Image-Hurricane-Wildfires-2.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&name=Hero-Image-Hurricane-Wildfires-2.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2021-billion-dollar-disasters) 1 min read #### [U.S. had its second highest total of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2021-billion-dollar-disasters) Jan 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM In 2021, there were 20 billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events across the United States, according to the annual report by the National... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2021-billion-dollar-disasters) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1974-Tornado-Outbreak-copy-1.png?width=1989&height=1432&name=1974-Tornado-Outbreak-copy-1.png) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/on-this-day-in-history-1974-super-outbreak) 1 min read #### [On This Day In History: 1974 Super Outbreak](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/on-this-day-in-history-1974-super-outbreak) Apr 5, 2021 12:00:00 AM April 5, 1974 marked the end of the largest and most violent tornado outbreak in US history (a record which was held until 2011). The 1974 Super... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/on-this-day-in-history-1974-super-outbreak) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Spring_Tornadoes_LaNina_vs_ElNino-1.jpg?width=1280&height=716&name=Spring_Tornadoes_LaNina_vs_ElNino-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/la-nina-could-bring-an-active-spring-severe-weather-season) 1 min read #### [La Niña Could Bring an Active Spring Severe Weather Season](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/la-nina-could-bring-an-active-spring-severe-weather-season) Feb 24, 2021 12:00:00 AM With spring around the corner and the fact that the central Pacific Ocean is in a La Niña phase, what can that tell us about the severe weather... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/la-nina-could-bring-an-active-spring-severe-weather-season) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Wind-Storm-Midwest-Northeast-November-15-1.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=Wind-Storm-Midwest-Northeast-November-15-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/high-winds-knock-out-power-from-midwest-to-northeast) 1 min read #### [Wind storm causes widespread damage From Midwest to Northeast](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/high-winds-knock-out-power-from-midwest-to-northeast) Nov 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM A strong cold front brought damaging winds and thunderstorms from the Midwest to the Northeast on Sunday. As of Monday morning, more than 400,000... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/high-winds-knock-out-power-from-midwest-to-northeast) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Midwest-Derecho-081120-1.jpg?width=1280&height=747&name=Midwest-Derecho-081120-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/midwest-derecho-causes-widespread-damage) #### [Midwest Derecho Causes Widespread Damage](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/midwest-derecho-causes-widespread-damage) Aug 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM A destructive derecho, or fast-moving violent windstorm, downed trees and caused widespread damage to buildings and crops on Monday. The storm also... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/midwest-derecho-causes-widespread-damage) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Minneapolis-Hailstorm-081020-1.jpg?width=1280&height=749&name=Minneapolis-Hailstorm-081020-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/overnight-storms-batter-the-twin-cities-area) #### [Overnight Storms Batter the Twin Cities Area](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/overnight-storms-batter-the-twin-cities-area) Aug 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM The Twin Cities metro area was battered by severe storms late Sunday into early Monday morning, which brought large hail, damaging winds, and heavy... 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